Lower the comfort, the higher the structure desired. The tendency is to stay with the familiar and take risk cautiously, if at all. As comfort increases, the desire to experiment grows, structure just gets in the way. At the highest level of comfort, behavior is almost instinctive, with the minimum of conscious thought.
As you break down the tasks that need to be done to execute your strategy, check your comfort level to determine how much structure you need. If the task you need to get done has been done before, its easier. You can acquire that knowledge by benchmarking or by hiring talent. If the task has not been done before, you can still create a semblance of structure by:
- Putting out decision gates to align progress with capabilities and readiness.
- Defining decision criteria to eliminate options that make no sense.
- Framing up the problem so efforts are focused.
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